Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2010 / Notices 60407 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, October 8, 2010; 

9:30 a.m. EDT. 

PLACE: 624 9th St., NW., Room 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

This meeting is open to the public. 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Program Planning 

• Approval of Part A of Briefing 

Report on English-Only in the 

Workplace 

• Consideration of Findings and 

Recommendations for Briefing 

Report on Health Care Disparities 

• Consideration of FY 2011 

Enforcement Report Topic 

• Consideration of Policy on 

Commissioner Statements and 

Rebuttals 

• Update on New Black Panther Party 

Enforcement Report 

• Update on Sex Discrimination in 

Liberal Arts College Admissions— 

Some of the discussion of this 

agenda item may be held in closed 

session 

• Update on Clearinghouse Project 

III. Staff Director’s Report 

IV. Announcements 

V. Approval of Minutes of September 24 

Meeting 

VI. Adjourn 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 

8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special services, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should contact 

Pamela Dunston at least seven days 

prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. 

TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Dated: September 28, 2010. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24734 Filed 9–28–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Cook Inlet Beluga Whale 

Protection Pretest Economic Survey. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(request for review of a new information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 298. 

Average Hours per Response: Full 

survey, 25 minutes. Follow-up 

telephone call with short interview, 5 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 102. 

Needs and Uses: The population of 

Cook Inlet beluga whales found in the 

Cook Inlet of Alaska is one of five 

distinct population segments in United 

States (U.S.) waters. It was listed as 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act on October 22, 2008 (73 FR 

62919). The public benefits associated 

with the results of protection actions on 

the Cook Inlet beluga whale, such as 

population increases, are primarily the 

result of the non-consumptive value 

people attribute to such protection (e.g., 

active use values associated with being 

able to view beluga whales and passive 

use values unrelated to direct human 

use). Little is known about these values, 

yet such information is needed for 

decision makers to more fully 

understand the trade-offs involved in 

choosing among potential protection 

alternatives and to complement other 

information available about the costs, 

benefits, and impacts of protection 

alternatives. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

plans to conduct a pilot survey to test 

a survey instrument that will be used to 

collect data for measuring the economic 

benefits the public receives for 

providing additional protection, beyond 

current levels, to the Cook Inlet beluga 

whale. These preferences are currently 

not known, but are needed to assist in 

the evaluation of alternative measures to 

further protect and recover the species’ 

population, such as in the evaluation of 

critical habitat designations. The pilot 

survey consists of conducting a smallscale mail-telephone survey of U.S. 

households that will collect information 

needed to evaluate the survey 

instrument and implementation 

procedures. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24507 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine 

Sanctuary Permit Application Project 

Titled: Fine Scale, Long-Term Tracking 

of Adult White Sharks 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Draft environmental assessment; 

notice of availability; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of the Farallones 

National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) 

has developed a draft environmental 

assessment (EA) pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act (42 

U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) to analyze the 

potential impacts of issuing a research 

permit that would allow the attraction 

and approach of white sharks in the 

sanctuary. The purpose of the proposed 

study is to improve our knowledge of 

the full migratory cycle of white sharks 

by attaching location transmitters to up 

to eleven (11) white sharks that 

seasonally visit the sanctuary. The EA is 

available for download on the web site: 

http://farallones.noaa.gov/eco/sharks/ 

pdf/ea_mcsi_permit2009.pdf. 

DATES: Comments on this draft 

environmental assessment may be made 

on or before October 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Carliane Johnson, Acting 

Permit Coordinator, Gulf of the 

Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, 

The Presidio, 991 Marine Drive, San 

Francisco, CA 94129. 

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